How to get a medical marijuana card in Colorado

MEDICAL MARIJUANA REGISTRY

Yes

QUALIFYING CONDITIONS

  • Cachexia
  • Cancer
  • Chronic pain
  • Chronic nervous system disorders
  • Glaucoma
  • HIV or AIDS
  • Nausea
  • Persistent Muscle Spasms
  • Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
  • Seizures

PATIENT POSSESSION LIMITS

Two ounces of usable marijuana.

HOME CULTIVATION

Yes, patients (or their primary caregivers) may cultivate no more than six marijuana plants, with three or fewer being mature, flowering plants that are producing a usable form of marijuana.

STATE LICENSED MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES

Yes

MEDICAL MARIJUANA STATUTES

  • Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-1.5-106 (2003) (originally enacted as § 25-1-107(1)(jj) (2001)
  • C.O. Const. art. XVIII, §14 (2001)
  • Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-18-406.3 (2001)
  • Colo. Rev. Stat. §25-1.5-106 (2), (10) (2001)

CAREGIVERS

Yes, primary caregiver is a person other than the patient or the patient's physician. The caregiver must be 18 years of age or older. A patient can only have one primary caregiver at a time. A patient who has designated a primary caregiver for himself or herself may not be designated as a primary caregiver for another patient. A primary caregiver may be listed on the medical marijuana registry for no more than 5 patients.

RECIPROCITY

No

    Colorado Medical Marijuana Card Certification and Renewal

    Adults
    - To be be eligible for a medical marijuana card you must:
    - Be a Colorado resident
    - Be 18 or older
    - Have a qualifying medical condition

    Minors
    Minors are eligible for a medical marijuana card if:
    - Minor and the primary parent are Colorado residents
    - Minor has a qualifying medical condition

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